Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-24

fReen1ar Cor. Posf-InfsiIkgsnnv.l
Abona uoon, yesaanday. fozf b0sta
heaTfiy i0aasd With menbeEs 81 the
cpasG seamsu's Uaion, put % % 1ne
baKkantina George O. Perkins, which
had anchored II THE barber On The pre-
slous nlcll Boadad with lumber for the
HauaiIan lslanfs, from usasizsy. Cap
sam NordhsgR, master Of fbe veases'
Wiiiism Kate. aasnts and t1e shippine
eemmiEsioneF uoEs aboard, and lad
signed three men fer the v9yaRe IS Sc
peg nanib-~*5 Lees than nuion wages.
20 the xesaal before 10 interview the
sbs vessel requires crew Of six ses-
meu, which we're en- bosfd, three o.
whom refused 70 sign the articl1s.
" hen the boais came atcnRstao the
mnts W4a On ons SIDE Of the PERKINS,
aDd she OapssiDs nFznees "a tee nfhefi
be gsere 20 shoot the hFss nan thai
pct his fo5s On dsek. 1be boarding
eFsw received the threats with peais Of
lauRhter aut fve minutes later livery
MA SIS 49, 81. A eonfefenee with
tha cEeS Teeoittd in the six men. mem-
befa Of the union. deciding 20 leave the
yeessl. The masters threats 81 erimi-
aAl prosecution bad not tho desired
effect.
TIE Posx correspond
enl vas aboard, etd mingled with tbs
aniou men. Who declared their inieR-
ton Of nos SLOWING the vessel % 90 70
ga unless e85 per nonfh was peid-the
port wages &c the felands. The men re-
mained aboard for an hcur, when al
hands came ashore. The men Who had
signed articles FOR the voyage we're
arrested ard taken before the shipping
commissi0n. Eaoh preferred to 20 70
i4il rather than make voyags ON tbs
vessel. They weFe accommodated.
When the trouble began on board,
Hepry Rothschi,d. agent for the Pacific
Coast saipoWneFs' association, Of which
tie George o. Perkins holds member
ship, vent ont 10 the vessel, and the
barkensine vas turned over 10 him to
Qneli the trouble. kothsohild had the
s1en arrested, and commenced to pre-
pare charges against she ringieadefs.
Late lass night Augustus Wall, union
agent, SAID out q warrant for the arrest
81 Captain NosdbeEg. charged With an
ashanti with : deadly weapon. Inc
assault vas eileeed 20 have been CON-
United when Wall, with thirty Beamep,
uas boarding the Perkins yesterday and
with q drawn weapon the captain
ordered the men 70 keep Of. Az the
trial this morning the master was dis
charged. Warrants we're then issued
for ths arrest Of the rinRleadeEs, and in
an hours time nearly q score OF union
sziiOFs, incladinQ Agent Wall, we're
e0nhned 10 jail. "A boycott was ordered
By the union against tbs Perkins last
niehi.
ihs ship Eduard O'BEien cleared to-
day for san Pedro, loaded With l ,867, eco
feet OF lumber from Port Biakely.
The ship .. V. Troop. With loo 0oo
feet OF Inmber for Melbourne, sailed
from Port Discovers today.
The barkentine Amelia, iumher laden
from Port Blakely for Honolulu, sailed
this morning.
The bark Memnon was 10 the haEbor
this morning, lamber laden from Ta-
eoEaa for San Diego.
The ship Edward O'Bgien, loaded
With coal from seattle for san Rraneis-
%, sailed toeay,
Tan ARrIcLzs WERE u1EaGL.
The men taken from the Perkins yes
lerday BY the sailors a ion were dis
charged By the Uaited states CON-
missioner en- The gronnd that
the articles were illegal and
void. The sFticlea we're not signed
before Commissioner Bash, bat before
q deputy, who sisned Bash's name With
out quoting himself as deputy commis-
sionsF. Toe Haen arrested today for
eDflcing. aiding and abettlng the sea
men % desert the Perkins will certainly
be acquitted tomorrow, IS the men
deserving were not eeameu aboard the
Perkins. The union overs that the
Perkins will remain some time IN port
before she gsta a union crew.
Pert Townsend, Dec. q, 1857.